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Rare title from Grand Junction, Colorado...
Rare title from Grand Junction, Colorado...
Item # 705334
April 27, 1895
GRAND VALLEY STAR-TIMES, Grand Junction, Colorado, April 27, 1895
* Rare 19th century Western publication
A quite rare title as it lasted from just 1893 to 1896 with this title, and Gregory notes only one institution having but 3 issues as we purchased the holdings from Kansas Historical Society (although the A.A.S. records 17 issues).
Eight pages, glued at the spine, even toning. Very fragile & should be handled carefully.
background: The Grand Valley Star‑Times was a weekly agricultural newspaper published in Grand Junction, Colorado, from 1893 to 1896, serving as a key voice in the rapidly growing fruit and farming industry of the region. A successor to the Grand Valley Star (1890–1893) and predecessor to The Weekly Star‑Times (1896–1897), the paper reflected the area's economic shift toward intensive horticulture—particularly fruit cultivation, which Grand Junction was becoming nationally known for in the late 19th century. Rich in local news, farming techniques, and community updates, the Star‑Times was more than a chronicle of crops; it captured the ambitions of a frontier town transforming into an agricultural hub. Though it ceased publication before the turn of the century, portions of the paper have been preserved in digital archives such as Plains to Peaks Historic Newspapers and GenealogyBank, making it a valuable resource for researchers interested in Western Slope history, early Colorado journalism, and genealogical studies tied to Mesa County.
Category: The Old West
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